Archive for June, 2008

Why Loyalty?

If you’re reading this post on my blog, glance at the top of the sidebar and you’ll note I’ve been experimenting with Twitter. If you’re reading this post somewhere else, now you know, as well. ;-) One result of that experimentation has been exposure to the blogging of a few people I’d not otherwise have been aware of, such as Stanley F. Bronstein, an attorney and CPA who writes self-help materials.

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“Automotive Oddballs,” An Amusing Article About Car Designs

The title pretty much says it all. Here’s the link to “Automotive Oddballs.” How many have you seen? (How many have you owned?)

A&E’s *The Andromeda Strain* (Emphasis on “Strain”)

Cover to 1969 version of the *Andromeda Strain* paperbackIn general, I’m trying to keep a positive tone to this blog, promoting things I’m enjoying—and there are a lot of them. Occasionally, however, I feel the need to discuss something that has offended my sensibilities (whether to warn you away from them, or perhaps simply as personal therapy), which brings me to A&E’s adaptation of Michael Chrichton’s 1969 novel The Andromeda Strain, which started his career as best-selling author.

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English Poets of the Eighteenth Century

An Aside: In Teaching the Universe of Discourse, James Moffett describes human discourse as a party at which you show up late, find ongoing conversations all around you, listen until you feel you have something to add, get caught up in a discussion, and eventually have to leave although the party goes on—though perhaps shaped by the arguments you made.

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